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Morag Hunter, D. H. Nimalika Perera, Eustace P. G. Barnes, Hugo V. Lepage, Elias Escobedo-Pacheco, Noorhayati Idros, David Arvidsson-Shukur, Peter J. Newton, Luis de los Santos Valladares, Patrick A. Byrne and Crispin H. W. Barnes
The expansion of copper mining on the hyper-arid pacific slope of Southern Peru has precipitated growing concern for scarce water resources in the region. Located in the headwaters of the Torata river, in the department of Moquegua, the Cuajone mine, own...
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Muhammad Umer Masood, Muhammad Rashid, Saif Haider, Iram Naz, Chaitanya B. Pande, Salim Heddam, Fahad Alshehri, Ismail Elkhrachy, Amimul Ahsan and Saad Sh. Sammen
Groundwater is an important source of freshwater. At the same time, anthropogenic activities, in particular, industrialization, urbanization, population growth, and excessive application of fertilizers, are some of the major reasons for groundwater quali...
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José Luis Hernández-Martínez, Jorge Adrián Perera-Burgos, Gilberto Acosta-González, Jesús Alvarado-Flores, Yanmei Li and Rosa María Leal-Bautista
Remote sensing is an invaluable research tool for the analysis of marine and terrestrial water bodies. However, it has some technical limitations in waters with oligotrophic conditions or close to them due to the low spectral response of some water param...
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Adharsh Rajasekar, Raphinos Tackmore Murava, Eyram Norgbey and Xukun Zhu
This comprehensive study aimed to evaluate the water quality and sediment contamination in the Chuhe River in Nanjing. The spatial assessment of 10 samples collected in September highlighted that, in surface water, Copper (Cu) > Nickel (Ni) > Zinc (Zn) >...
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Mariusz Kluska and Joanna Jablonska
Due to their toxicity, lack of bioaccumulation and biodegradability, and ease of binding to sediments, heavy metals are considered the main pollutants of rivers. It is, therefore, necessary to control and monitor these pollutants. The present study analy...
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Mary Mulenga, Kennedy O. Ouma, Concillia Monde and Stephen Syampungani
Mercury (Hg) pollution remains an environmental global concern due to its non-degradable and toxic nature. Natural and anthropogenic sources of Hg adversely affect the functioning of aquatic ecosystems and biological processes. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA...
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Bangshuai Han, Moayad Yacoub, Aihua Li, Kirsten Nicholson, Joshua Gruver, Klaus Neumann and Subodh Sharma
Microplastic pollution is an emerging environmental concern, and has been found in remote regions, including the high Himalaya mountains. However, the abundance and sources of microplastics in the region are not well documented. This research investigate...
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Leany Enid Lugo-Avilés, Martha Laura López-Moreno, Felix R. Roman-Velazquez and Joel Lugo-Rosas
Agricultural soils are degraded worldwide as result of anthropogenic activities; environmental contamination; and excessive use of chemicals, fertilizers, and pesticides. Scientists are concerned about this problem; during the past few years sewage compo...
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Hassan Alzahrani, Abdelbaset S. El-Sorogy, Saleh Qaysi and Fahad Alshehri
Coastal environments need continuous environmental risk assessment, especially with increasing coastal development and human activities. The present work evaluates the distribution, contamination, and environmental risk of potentially toxic elements (PTE...
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Periyasamy Muthusamy, Balamurugan Paneerselvam, Shunmuga Priya Kaliyappan, Hussein Almohamad, Ali Abdullah Aldosari and Hazem Ghassan Abdo
The quality of groundwater plays an important role in human health, and it majorly influences the agricultural process in the southern part of India. The present study mainly focused on evaluating the quality of groundwater used for domestic purpose in s...
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